Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Likert-type scales are a common type of continuous scale.
2. We should develop scales that are incomplete, ambiguous, or overlapping in some way.
3. Measurement validity simply means that something measures or reflects what it is intended to.
4. Variables are abstract ideas that are observed indirectly, through concepts.
5. The first step of concept measurement is operationalization.


1.false
2.false
3.true
4.false
5.false

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